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Patrick Scheurle

Impact Leaders - Sustainable & Impact Investment and Performance with Purpose

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Tim Smit

John Elkington

Katz Kiely

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Anna Clare Harper

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Mark Armstrong

Cary Krosinsky

Mauricio Rodriguez

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Trevor Neilson

Florian Kemmerich

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Patrick Scheurle is a Managing Partner for the Sub-national Climate Fund at Pegasus Capital. After starting his professional career in banking and asset management as a strategy consultant and portfolio manager, Patrick pioneered Impact Investing as a major investor and CEO of BlueOrchard Finance Ltd. Under Patrick’s leadership, BlueOrchard grew to more than $4 billion in assets under management, and created one of the industry’s leading impact management and measurement frameworks. BlueOrchard was acquired by Schroders plc in October 2019.  Patrick’s investment experience includes private equity, sustainable infrastructure, and private debt. Patrick holds a PhD in Finance from the University of St. Gallen and is a published author of several books and academic articles.   BlueOrchard was founded in 2001, through an initiative of the UN, as the first commercial manager of microfinance debt investments worldwide. The company has evolved into a leading global impact investment manager, connecting millions of entrepreneurs in emerging and frontier markets with investors. BlueOrchard is a member of the Schroders Group.   Episode Links www.impactcareers.ch www.impactuntangled.com Patrick Scheurle LinkedIn Blue Orchard Website Blue Orchard Publications Pegasus Capital Website Book - Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World Book - Big Debt Crises by Ray Dalio

Patrick Scheurle is a Managing Partner for the Sub-national Climate Fund at Pegasus Capital. After starting his professional career in banking and asset management as a strategy consultant and portfolio manager, Patrick pioneered Impact Investing as a major investor and CEO of BlueOrchard Finance Ltd. Under Patrick’s leadership, BlueOrchard grew to more than $4 billion in assets under management, and created one of the industry’s leading impact management and measurement frameworks. BlueOrchard was acquired by Schroders plc in October 2019.  Patrick’s investment experience includes private equity, sustainable infrastructure, and private debt. Patrick holds a PhD in Finance from the University of St. Gallen and is a published author of several books and academic articles. BlueOrchard was founded in 2001, through an initiative of the UN, as the first commercial manager of microfinance debt investments worldwide. The company has evolved into a leading global impact investment manager, connecting millions of entrepreneurs in emerging and frontier markets with investors. BlueOrchard is a member of the Schroders Group. Episode Links <a href="http://www.impactcareers.ch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.impactcareers.ch</a> <a href="http://www.impactuntangled.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.impactuntangled.com</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-patrick-scheurle-21715214/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patrick Scheurle LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.blueorchard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blue Orchard Website</a> <a href="https://www.blueorchard.com/category/news/publications/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blue Orchard Publications</a> <a href="https://www.pcalp.com/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pegasus Capital Website</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16248652-lee-kuan-yew" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book - Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41317431-big-debt-crises?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=pEdFYtHK1q&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book - Big Debt Crises by Ray Dalio</a>

Episode 16: Patrick Scheurle - A Career in Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing

Patrick Scheurle is the Chief Executive Officer of BlueOrchard and he was instrumental to the recent majority stake acquisition by the Schroders Group. Prior to that, he held the position of Chief Operating Officer at the company for 3 years. Patrick joined BlueOrchard from Bank Vontobel, where he was in charge of corporate business development and key strategic initiatives. He also held the position of Business Project Manager at Credit Suisse following various assignments as financial analyst and portfolio manager with major Swiss asset management companies.    Highlights:   Importance of investor education Why it is risky not to invest in impact investments What would it take to convince all fund managers to embrace impact investing Usage framework is a great way to democratise impact investing SPIRIT - BlueOrchard’s proprietary impact management tool At BlueOrchard it is key to combine both worlds of financial and impact features Attractive financial features are drivers of impact investments Why learning about microfinance was a turning point in Patrick Scheurle‘s career  Time Stamp: [02:30] What is impact investment? [05:26] Manager of the first ever commercial microfinance fund [07:10] What is microfinance? [14:00] Financial inclusion, education, reducing poverty and inequality and climate change [16:40] Microfinance for African private schools [20:40] Clients of BlueOrchard [32:03] SPIRIT impact management [35:00] Performance of impact investments and managing impact [40:15] Scaling impact investment to the mainstream [47:10] What inspired Patrick to go into impact investing   Useful links: BlueOrchard BlueOrchard Impact Report 2019 Schroders Sustainable Development Goals Millenium Development Goals Bank Vontobel Mohammad Yunus Kofi Annan FT Article - Schroders buys majority stake in BlueOrchard KWF German Development Bank  Small Money Big Impact   Connect with JP Dallmann on Linkedin, Twitter, or Instagram. Contact us to help you transition into Sustainable &amp; Impact Investing - ILA &amp; Partners  How to incorporate SDGs into your business - Fast Forward 2030  Find talent and careers with impact - Realchangers  Impact Leaders is produced by Podcast Publishing

Patrick Scheurle is the Chief Executive Officer of BlueOrchard and he was instrumental to the recent majority stake acquisition by the Schroders Group. Prior to that, he held the position of Chief Operating Officer at the company for 3 years. Patrick joined BlueOrchard from Bank Vontobel, where he was in charge of corporate business development and key strategic initiatives. He also held the position of Business Project Manager at Credit Suisse following various assignments as financial analyst and portfolio manager with major Swiss asset management companies. Highlights:  <ul> <li>Importance of investor education</li> <li>Why it is risky not to invest in impact investments</li> <li>What would it take to convince all fund managers to embrace impact investing</li> <li>Usage framework is a great way to democratise impact investing</li> <li>SPIRIT - BlueOrchard’s proprietary impact management tool</li> <li>At BlueOrchard it is key to combine both worlds of financial and impact features</li> <li>Attractive financial features are drivers of impact investments</li> <li>Why learning about microfinance was a turning point in Patrick Scheurle‘s career</li> </ul> Time Stamp: [02:30] What is impact investment? [05:26] Manager of the first ever commercial microfinance fund [07:10] What is microfinance? [14:00] Financial inclusion, education, reducing poverty and inequality and climate change [16:40] Microfinance for African private schools [20:40] Clients of BlueOrchard [32:03] SPIRIT impact management [35:00] Performance of impact investments and managing impact [40:15] Scaling impact investment to the mainstream [47:10] What inspired Patrick to go into impact investing Useful links: <a href="https://www.blueorchard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BlueOrchard</a> <a href="https://www.blueorchard.com/blueorchard-impact-report-20192020/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BlueOrchard Impact Report 2019</a> <a href="https://www.schroders.com/en/media-relations/newsroom/all_news_releases/schroders-acquires-majority-stake-in-leading-impact-investor-blueorchard/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Schroders</a> <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sustainable Development Goals</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Development_Goals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Millenium Development Goals</a> <a href="https://www.vontobel.com/en-int/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bank Vontobel</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Yunus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mohammad Yunus</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofi_Annan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kofi Annan</a> <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3e8dc2dc-074a-317d-ae02-1b47caef1ab6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FT Article - Schroders buys majority stake in BlueOrchard</a> <a href="https://www.kfw.de/KfW-Group/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KWF German Development Bank </a> <a href="https://www.wiley.com/en-gb/Small+Money+Big+Impact%3A+Fighting+Poverty+with+Microfinance-p-9781119338208" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Small Money Big Impact </a> Connect with JP Dallmann on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jp-dallmann/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linkedin</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/JPDallmann" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/inspiredbyjp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. Contact us to help you transition into Sustainable &amp; Impact Investing - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/impact-leaders-advisors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ILA &amp; Partners</a> How to incorporate SDGs into your business - <a href="http://fastforward2030.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fast Forward 2030</a> Find talent and careers with impact - <a href="https://www.realchangers.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Realchangers</a> Impact Leaders is produced by <a href="http://podcastpublishing.help/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podcast Publishing</a>

25: Patrick Scheurle of BlueOrchard - Scaling To Billions In Impact Investing Through Mircrofinance, Education And More